Postmodernism (international relations)

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* Cynthia Enloe
* James Fearon
* Martha Finnemore
* Robert Gilpin
* Samuel P. Huntington
* John Ikenberry
* Robert Jervis
* Peter J. Katzenstein
* Robert Keohane
* Henry Kissinger
* Stephen D. Krasner
* John Mearsheimer
* Hans Morgenthau
* Joseph Nye
* Kathryn Sikkink
* Susan Strange
* J. Ann Tickner
* Immanuel Wallerstein
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Postmodern international relations is an approach that has been part of international relations scholarship since the 1980s. Although there are various strands of thinking, a key element to postmodernist theories is a distrust of any account of human life which claims to have direct access to the truth. Postmodern international relations theory critiques theories like Marxism that provide an overarching metanarrative to history. Key postmodern thinkers include Jean-François Lyotard, Michel Foucault, and Jacques Derrida.[1]

## Reception[edit]

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A criticism made of postmodern approaches to international relations is that they place too much emphasis on theoretical notions and are generally not concerned with the empirical evidence.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Baylis & Smith 2005, pp. 285–287.
2. ^ Baylis & Smith 2005, p. 287.

### Bibliography[edit]

* Baylis, John; Smith, Steve (2005). The Globalization of World Politics (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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International relations theory

Constructivism|

* Feminist constructivism

Liberalism|

* Idealism
* Democratic peace theory
* Capitalist peace
* Republican liberalism
* Liberal institutionalism

Marxism|

* Dependency theory
* Theories of imperialism
* Uneven and combined development
* World-systems theory

Realism|

* Classical realism
* Neoclassical realism
* Neorealism
* Offensive realism
* Defensive realism
* Territorial peace theory
* Democratic peace theory
* Realpolitik

Other theories|

* Neo-Gramscianism
* Critical security studies
* Critical theory
* English School
* Intergovernmentalism (liberal intergovernmentalism)
* International political economy
* Feminism
* Green theory
* Hegemonic stability theory
* Copenhagen School
* Functionalism (neofunctionalism)
* Postmodernism
* Postcolonialism
* Intercommunalism

Classifications|

* Postpositivism
* Rationalism
* Reflectivism
* "Great Debates"
* Inter-paradigm debate

Other approaches|

* International ethics
* Historical sociology
* Regime theory
* State cartel theory
* Geopolitics

Scholars|

* Michael Barnett
* Zbigniew Brzezinski
* Hedley Bull
* E. H. Carr
* Daniel Deudney
* Michael W. Doyle
* Cynthia Enloe
* James Fearon
* Martha Finnemore
* Robert Gilpin
* Samuel P. Huntington
* John Ikenberry
* Robert Jervis
* Peter J. Katzenstein
* Robert Keohane
* Henry Kissinger
* Stephen D. Krasner
* John Mearsheimer
* Hans Morgenthau
* Joseph Nye
* Kathryn Sikkink
* Susan Strange
* J. Ann Tickner
* Immanuel Wallerstein
* Stephen Walt
* Kenneth Waltz
* Alexander Wendt

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